Cat People

She knew strange, fierce pleasures that no other woman could ever feel!

Plot Summary

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

6.9 /10

1942

US

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